Stocks plunge 446 points on profit-taking
KARACHI: Stocks plunged on Monday after investors decided to take profits following uncertainty over a host of factors.
The KSE-100 index dipped 446.59 points (0.90 per cent) to close at 48,929.
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has taken stringent compliance measures that brought the in-house financing by brokers to a complete halt leading to dry up of liquidity.
Weak investors also liquidated their positions due to the future roll-over week. Corporate results announced during the day did not help either as a few big companies announced earnings that fell below market expectations.
Head of Invest and Finance Securities, Imran Ali stated that the session witnessed optimism during the initial hours, which failed to resist the bearish sentiments caused by the upcoming Panama Papers case hearing along with heightened tensions on the western border and hence swayed the market in the negative zone